Sermon by Jake Blair on September 29, 2024. We began our new series last week discussing how Hebrews cites hundreds of Old Testament stories, characters, and ideas that all culminate in the person of Jesus. This week, as we look at Hebrews 1-2, the author cites an Old Testament concept that, although it may be foreign to us, is profoundly significa…

Sermon by Andrew Flowers on September 22, 2024. Near the tail end of our Year of Biblical Literacy, we come to the rich, dense book of Hebrews. It’s full of callbacks and history, threads pulled from all across the Old Testament. The author assumes intimate knowledge of the old covenant –the sacrificial system, the tabernacle, the promised land–and…

Sermon by Andrew Flowers on September 15, 2024. This week, we look at Mark 9:33-37 and how Jesus redefines greatness for his disciples. So, what does being great in the kingdom of God look like, and how can we experience that now?Από τον Andrew Flowers

For this episode, we interview Dr. Jonathan Pennington. Jonathan Pennington is associate professor of New Testament interpretation and director of research doctoral studies at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, as well as the associate pastor of preaching at Sojourn Church East. He is the author of The Sermon on the …

Sermon by Brandon Clements on September 8, 2024. This week focuses on the story of the rich young ruler from Luke 18:18-30 and how he--though he had nearly everything in this life--walked away sad, unable to experience the kingdom. So what might be keeping you from experiencing Jesus’ kingdom? What idols might have their hold on you?…

Sermon by Brandon Clements on September 1, 2024. Jesus’ teaching ministry is summed up in one word: repentance. This week, we look at how this applies to our church family. For example, what happens when people following Jesus sin against each other? What does repentance look like, then? How can we, as part of God’s kingdom, move forward if we’re s…

Sermon by Chet Phillips on August 25, 2024. Humans throughout time have had many thoughts about what they must do to be made right with God. In John chapter 6, Jesus performs a stunning miracle and then answers this question in a very direct and compelling way.Από τον Chet Phillips

Timestamps: 1:47 - What happened between the Old and New Testaments? 7:42 - How did the Jewish people interpret the Old Testament during those 400 years? 8:00 - The Pharisees 10:26 - The Sadducees 13:50 - The Essenes 15:39 - The Zealots MIDTOWN RESOURCES Check out MidtownBiblicalLiteracy.com for videos, book recommendations, and Bible reading plans…

Sermon by Michael Bailey on August 18, 2024. How would you summarize Jesus’ teachings? Depending on who you ask, you’re likely to get different answers. However, Jesus’ summary statement is actually one of his first statements in the Gospels: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” In other words, Jesus’ life and teachings are all about ush…

Sermon by Brandon Clements on August 11, 2024. On our last week in the Psalms, we’re going to look at a Psalm that brings many of the other Psalms together and shows us how to build a rock-solid identity on God. This Psalm is full of good news about God's posture towards us, and how that should affect both how we relate to him and how we think abou…

Timestamps: 0:44 - What do we mean when we say “The Writings” of the Old Testament? 2:22 - The Torah: the rise of the kingdom, The Prophets: the fall of the kingdom, The Writings: longing for the kingdom 6:25 - Breaking down each book in The Writings 7:30 - The Psalms 9:52 - Lamentations 10:25 - Daniel 13:31 - Esther 16:47 - Ezra-Nehemiah 17:37 - C…

Sermon by Michael Bailey on August 4, 2024. No matter what the headlines say, Psalm 146 shows us how to have hope that lies beyond our current political landscape—a hope that empowers stable, faithful, and joy-filled living in unstable times. This series is part of our Year of Biblical Literacy initiative.…

Sermon by Brandon Clements on July 28, 2024. In our time, there are many competing ideas regarding how we think of children. And yet, Psalm 127 cuts through the noise to offer a vision for thinking about the next generation. This series is part of our Year of Biblical Literacy initiative.Από τον Brandon Clements

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Timestamps: 2:42 - What is the office of the prophet? 11:52 - What is the historical context of the prophetic books? 20:03 - How do we start when it comes to reading these books? MIDTOWN RESOURCES Check out MidtownBiblicalLiteracy.com for videos, book recommendations, and Bible reading plans “The Hebrew vs the Christian ordering of the Old Testamen…

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Timestamps: 2:45 - What exactly is the Ketuviim? 7:00 - What is the Wisdom literature (in this case: Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs) all about? 14:23 - How should we read the Wisdom literature? 25:12 - So Song of Songs…what are we supposed to do with this book? 29:33 - How do these books connect to Jesus? MIDTOWN RESOURCES Check out …

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Timestamps: 1:21 - What do we mean by the “history books” of the Old Testament? 11:28—What does Deuteronomy have to do with these books? And what is the overall message of the History/Former Prophets? 16:35 - How does the book of Joshua fit into the History/Former Prophets? 18:00 - How does the book of Judges fit into the History/Former Prophets? 2…

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For this episode, we interviewed Dr. Jay Sklar. Jay Sklar is vice president of academics and professor of Old Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary. He has written commentaries on Numbers and Exodus (forthcoming with Crossway), and two on Leviticus (TOTC and ZECOT). He has also published a website of resources to help those preaching or teachi…

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For this episode, we interviewed Dr. Gary Schnittjer. Gary Edward Schnittjer (PhD, Dallas Theological Seminary) is distinguished professor of Old Testament in the School of Divinity at Cairn University in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, and author of Old Testament Use of Old Testament (Zondervan Academic, 2021), Torah Story, 2nd edition (Zondervan Academi…

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Timestamps 2:35 - What does the word “Torah” mean and what’s its purpose? 7:45 - How do we read the Torah as a unit? 11:55 - Breaking down the Torah book by book 12:31 - How Genesis fits into Torah 13:32 - How Exodus fits into Torah 16:11 - How Leviticus fits into Torah 22:24 - How Numbers fits into Torah 26:40 - How Deuteronomy fits in Torah 30:52…

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Timestamps 1:40 - Why does the Old Testament even matter? 8:22 - Ok, but what is the Old Testament about? 10:48 - What about the Christian vs the Hebrew order of the Old Testament? 19:15 - What makes reading the Old Testament so difficult? 28:25 - How do I start reading the Old Testament? Resources "The Hebrew vs the Christian ordering of the Old T…

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Timestamps 4:15 - Our one-sentence summary of what the Bible is about 6:22 - How do we understand that the Bible is written by both God and man? 12:00 - How exactly does all of the Bible point us to Jesus? 21:00 - How do I get started when it comes to reading the Bible? 32:43 - What are good resources to get started reading the Bible? Resources Che…

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Timestamps 1:20 - What makes this different from what we normally do? Why now? 4:20 - How will we be approaching Sundays this year? 9:20 - What can we expect regarding the supplemental resources for this year? 11:40 - With all these resources, where’s the best place to start? 14:20 - What are you most excited about for this year? Resources Check ou…

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